Government, Politics, Law : Suriname

The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Suriname is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Suriname is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/sa/suriname/).

CONSTITUTION OF SURINAME, 1987, WITH 1992 REFORMS  (http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/Constitutions/Suriname/suriname.html)
Presents the full text of the 1987 Constitution of Suriname, also known as Surinam, provided online by the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University as part of the Political Database of the Americas. Includes the reforms of 1992. Offers a version of the Constitution in Dutch.

GOVERNMENTS ON THE WWW: SURINAME  (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/sr.html)
Links to websites of governmental institutions and political parties in Suriname produced by Gunnar Anzinger.

POLITICAL DATABASE OF THE AMERICAS: SURINAME  (http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/Countries/suriname.html)
The Political Database of the Americas offers political information for Suriname. Categories include constitutional studies, electoral systems, political parties, executive institutions, and legislative institutions. The Political Database is a service of the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

POLITICAL PARTIES IN SURINAME  (http://www.parbo.com/information/polit.html)
Part of the Parbo.Com website. Provides information in English on the 24 registered political parties in Suriname.

SURINAME POLITICAL PARTIES AND ORGANIZATIONS  (http://www.politicalresources.net/suriname.htm)
Presents a directory of political Internet resources on parties and organizations in Suriname, compiled by Agora Telematica in Italy. Features links to documents, organizations, political parties, centers, and information on elections, the government, and politics.

SURINAME: ELECTION DATA  (http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/Elecdata/Sur/sur.html)
Features information about elections in Suriname, presented by Georgetown University. Discusses the electoral system, election results, electoral laws, political parties, and newspapers.